Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms

BANGKOK— Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other — an issue in areas where farms spread into forests and elephants are squeezed out of their natural habitat.

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Published at: 2/14/2026

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